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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

DIR. LEONARD WoOLsRy BACON, who went
from Connecticut to Savannah some time
ago to carry the gospel of peace and good
will to the people of Georgia, suddenly
finds his efforts fruitless. The Indepen-
dent Presbyterian church of that city
were wIn pleased with his ministrGtion
until the Fourth of July, when tho doc
tors praises of Abraham Lincoln offend
ed the greater portion of the congrega-
tion. Many refuse to vote for his re-
election, and have added to the bitter
of the fight by claiming that DIR. Bacon
believes in mixed schools. A son of udge
William d. Horden publishes an open
letter in which he asks the doctor whether
or not he would object to the marriage
of his daughter to a negro if he SO de-
sired it. Savannah stands good chance
of losing a minister. Church quarrels
generally reveal the worst side of any
community.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
RAD For WINTER.

\ VtNVIdI IVCknNJ IhrCNteNeu lt All the Dry
Docks.
BUFFALO. n. Y, Nov. s2.-The trouble
between the Buffalo dry dock men is still
unsettled. Che dry dock association will
meet next week in Cleveland for the pur-
pose OF declaring a general lockout in
all of the dry docks, thus forestallug the
employees. About twenty companies
employing over 5000 men will be affect
ed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

The claim that Malone was with Lee
in the last consultation before the confed-
crate chiefs surrender ia effectually and
picturesquely disposed of by the Rich
mond Dispatch, which gives in vivid
way the undoubted historical facts. The
council of war took place April 8, 1868, a
few miles from Appomattox court house.
Lees headquarters were a little field
hard by piece of woods. Only the
corps commanders - Gems. Longstreet,
Gordon and Fitzhugh Lec-were present,
and the council was held in the open air
before Il huge fire of great logs. Gen
Lee stood erect near one end of the fire,
Gen. Longstreet sat on log toward the
other end, while the other generals re-
clined on army blankets in front of the
fire. The council decided that an attempt
should be made in the morning TO open
the way for the retreat of the army; but
If Sheridan's forces were supported by
infantry, it was agreed that Lee should
surrender
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee says that he is not
an aspirant for the democratic nomina-
tion for vice president. He says that the
southern democrats are used to voting
for northern men for president and vice
president, and they are still able TO keep
II mp. There is some talk of sending
Gov. Lee to the United States senate
from Virginia. He would be marvel
ous improvement on Riddleberger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
The SuiSing Printers of Chicago Score a
Point

CuoAeo, Nov. 2s.-The striking
printers scored a point to day. II, q.
Shepard i Co, one of the largest print
ing firms in the city, notified the union
that they had decided to accept the com.
promise at nine hours work and nine
hours pay offered. Shepard i Co. were
members of Typoths organization of
employing printers which was lighting
the unlon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
sUBBIxs OF NEWS.

A German brewery is to be established
in Japan.
Mrs. Langtry offers 500 cup for the
best floral wedding decoration.
John L. Suilivan's hotel quarters in
London are o7errun by aristocrstic visi-
tors.
Senator Stanford is to bring one hnnd-
red vineyardists from Bordeaux TO work
among his California vines.
thread mill il completed, it will be
227 feet high the loftiest in the United
States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
AN IMPORTANT DECISION,
The Atty. General Renders il on the
Construction of Sections 3, 4 and 5
OF the Act to Provide for the Adjust
ment of Certain Railway Land Grants.
Sec. Lamar Directs the Commissioner
General Of the Land Office to
Proceed Forthwith to Adjust all Land
Grants Under Act of March 3. 1887.
GARLAND'S OPINION.

In Solution of Some Questions Asked by Sec
Lamar.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-An important
opinion by the attorney general on the
construction of sections 3, and of the
act of March 3, 1887, as passed, "to pro
vide for the adjustment of land grants
made to congress to aid in the construc-
ton of railroads and for the forfeiture
of unearned land and other purposes"
is made public tonight. The opinion is
given in reply to questions asked by the
secretary of the interior.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Henry George is not taking any stock
in the success of his agitation of the
proposition TO abolish private land titles.
Mr.. George is said to have made 100000
within the last year out of his book and
his newspaper, and has put every dollar
of il into real estate.
Ex Secretary Boutwell,, of Massachu-
setts, expresses the opinion that if the
republicans OF New York would settle
their differences and unite upon Mr.. Conk
ling no candidate could be named who
state as he.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

As vice presidential candidate, Mayor
Ames, of Minneapolis, has been booming
steadily for some time. The New York
World endorses his candidacy and adds:
Ever since A. A. Ames, the widely y-sdver-
tised democratic mayor of Minneapolis.
made his remarkable run for the COVER
norship last fall aud came SO near turn
Ing the republican state of Minnesota
been talk of placing Ames' name on the
national ticket in 1855 as the candidate
for vice president. There was little more
than talk, however, until the election in
New York state. Now his friends have
gone TO work in earnest. DR.. Ames Is a
personal friend of President Cleveland,
and the doctors friends have been as
sured that while the president will
of course declare himself for no man for
second place on the ticket. Ames, candi-
dacy would both satisfy and please Mr..
Cleveland. Cleveland and Ames would
be a satisfactory ticket fron geograph-
ical point of view. Minnesota demo
Gratis feel that with Clev eland on the tick
ct no concession to the South is neces-
sary, and Ames Is pronounced the strong
est man in his party in the west.
A Massachusetts fsh- raiser says Ger
man carp are little better than suckers
and not quite a. good a. bullheads.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

Favor Granting Temporary Power to the
FOpe.
PEsrH, Nov. 22.-The address to the
Pope voted by the Catholic assembly of
Hungary tavors granting temporal pow
er to the Pope. 1t is feared the address
will make bad impression in Italy. 1t
Is likely the ministry will made some ex.
planetiOn on the subject in italy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

he First Uonference of the commissioners
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The first formal
conference between the English commits
sioners and American negotiators up
on the fisheries question WAS held to-
day
Trial of them glorious Nate Ransburger Begun
mARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Nov. 22.-The
second trial or Nate Ransburger, OF the
famous Harsin county gang, for com
plicity in the murder of Enoch johnson,
November 10, 1884, began this morning.
To the surprise of everybody jury was
secured before adjornment this evening.
I ne first trIai of Nate and the trial of mis-
brother Frank were both conducted here
and Frank was convicted and is serving
life term.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
t,baroas Gladstone With Living

LONDON, Nov 22.-Maior Sanderson
in speech at Nottingham today declar-
ed that Giadstone's statements that the
order of Constable Whelan was put up
case was az absolute lie Gladstone. he
said was at one end of the chain and
Patrick Ford at the other
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
BAD FOR STRIKERS.

The P;ttsbrrg Strikers Left Out in The Win
ter's Cold.
PIrT1sEuRG, Pa, Nov. 2I-The strike
ut divers nut and bolt factory against
sAorter hours and reduction in pay has
ended disastrousiy to the employees.
The works are again in full operation.
The Chicago Srrike-A Final Letter In the
Natter
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-J. N. W. Jones yes
terday notified the strike COMMITTEES of
the Typothete that his firm had . full
force Of printers at work and NO more
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

President Grevy once More Advised to Resign.
PAxIs, Nov. en-. Leroyer conferred
with President Greyy today and advised
him TO resign.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

How to have white hands-Let some
body else do all the work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

A Massachusetts fsh-raiser says Ger
man carp are little better than suckers
and not quite a. good a. bullheads.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

Election figures show that the shrink
age of the labor party vote was by no
In Massachusetts the political labor men
polled less than n thousand votes. In
Chicago their strength shrunk from 25,-
600 in April last to 5000 in November.
In St. Louis, Philadelphia and Baltimore
the disappearance of that political element
was almost complete. In Cincinnate,
whore the falling off was least consider
able, the decrease between March and No
vember was from Is, 900 to 1900.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

h-EmpreSs Eugenie Seriously Ill.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Ex-Empress Eu-
genie is critically i'll at Amsterdam.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25

There is movement on foot 10 Sc
cure the national republican convention
for New York on the ground that it
would beneficial to the party in that state
as well as ia Connecticut aud New Jersey.
But the motive, kept in the background
of course, is anti Blaine. His opponents,
knowing that his greatest strength is in
the west. and that the New York City re
publioans and mugwumps arc violently
bitter against him think local influence
will have a powerful effect upon the CON
vention, Correspondents with members
of the national committee is now very
active.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24

{ was decorated layishiy with rare fiower
q ala ie. fruits. The menu cards were painted
with a separate design that of Mrs NeiI;i
Grant Satoris having a very ,.orreotIv naint
ed portrait of her father. r'.u' t'
j Lord Lapsdowne has cabled his En.,,s,
agents to offer his tenants reductions n3 ~ -
per cent. on the judicial rents and Oh on m,
others-Dut with the condition that the,
| pay half the costs of all his efforts To co,,,
pei them to pay the full rents. The ten
ants decline this condition because thes,
costs will be more than the proposed rednc
tions themselves. ~ -
Sunday the police of st. Petersburg were
informed that an attempt might be made
on the life Of the Car on that day, IL beino
the anniversary of the assassination of his
rather, and as result the police arrested
near the Imperial palace several persons
who were discovered holding dynamite
bombs in their hands ready to throw them
at the Car as he emerged Two hundred
arrests have been made in all.
AT meeting of Richmond and Danyille
sccurity-holders, iu New York, it was de-
clded to levy another assessment on the
STOCK and pay off the receivers certificates.
me plan of reorganization has been noti.
iled TO provide the payment of 9 Der cent.
interest oil new bonds in 1888 and 5 per
cent. thereafter. 1t is also proposed to
ioreclose the road and organize new com
pany before July 1st
Jefferson Davis has written letter con.
tradlctlug the rumor that he was about to
visit Washington. He says that he will
| never sec the Capital again. "It would be
pleasant to view tho scenes which were
once so familiar to me" he adds, "though
doubt il would hardly recognize the
| city now, as it has 50 improved and grown.
| no. shall never again see Washington.
I'm getting too old to travel"
| Oscar Wllde's mother, Lady Wilde, who
IS famous as "Speranza," the patriotic poet
OF the Dublin Ndti0n is said to be in such
straits that she will have to go to the poor
house or die OF hunger, unless her country.
men G me to her aid. Her husband, Sir
William Wilde, who died long ago. in.
vested much of his money in land in coun-
! tics Wicklow and Glare, from which LADY
Wide has not received any rent for six
years.
The remains of Captain Eads have ar.
rived at jacksonville. Touching the cause
| OF his death it is stated that he suffered
from cold contracted winter before last,
put careful nursing, it was thought, would
yachting with friends On his return he
complained of severe pains in the breast.
Medical advice was summoned and every
thing possible done to arrest the disease.
but without avail, and at 12 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, the 9th inst, he expired.
:. The family of Charlie Morris, coiored,
living near Millcdgeville, Ga, twelve in
number, have recently been poisoned in
some mysterious manner One child is
dead. Other members Of the family are
IN critical condition. 1t is supposed that
the poisoning took place on Friday, and
that it is the outgrowth of voodooism re.
Gently practiccd among the negroes living
on that plantation and in the neighborhood.
lhG affair is causing much excitement and
will be investigated thoroughly.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
p lEA. GOV. A. Il, STEPHENS COUSIN

lam am st cousin of the late Ex.Governnr
hieNhhuer II: stephens, and have been most al
Clerk on dlitGrent railroads since lS6S E0T
tcll years have been II sufferer from n con.
cSr on my face, which grew worse until Gis,
cnmafge OF matter became profuse and verv
onShsiVe. became thoroughly tlispusf e1
WIN Dl OF purifiers and pronounced them
hunpuSS, rs had tried many without rclinr
fnhaly was induce to use Il B. n wh ~
WhS ABOUT The lst of February. and continuoI
fCs use un1l the latter part of hpri Thn of
ienSlNo discharge decreased at once and tho
nhruhcSs around the cancer disapD, nred n
InproVed my general health and Iranidiv
gained fesh and strength The dischnr,tc
auunliS decreased ard the cancer becnmc
less ana less in size until rot thing rem Iins nv
Cept n car to tell the talo of Il once danger.
GUS cancer All who have seen mo since I
nuEe commenced THO use of b. d b. bpnr I, g.
tlnony TO my great Improvement and ihc
scar on my fac shows that IL cured IhT cnn.
'SHi. m that b. Is. comes suuurcly M to
what 1t is recommended, and 'cnnnot saw
TOO much in praise of this wonderful meIi
cine. have iried them all, but b. D. L. stands
at the top rs II rlood puriher. '''''
Tho above is copied from tho Athens q,
bannrr-W Wntchman being the voluntary Ian
guage OF Mr.. James A. Greer which iditor
CAN'T indorScS: - ,>N''
"Mr. Grecr is an honest, upright citizen of
AthcnS, VINO had II bad can Ger, and hs numcr.
ouS friends thought that ho could not live
very long, as tho cancer was gradually sap.
ping tho foundation of his constitution, but
now looks we'll and hearty"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
Beccher's Belief.

In recent letter to Or. Morrison Of
Baltimore, Mr.. Beechcr said "The for
mulated doctrines, as hold them, are: a
personal God, creator and ruler over all
things; the human family universally sin
full; the need and possibility and facts of
conversion; the divine agency in such Il
work; Jesus Christ the manifestation Of
God in human conditions; His office in re
demption supreme do not believe in the
Calvinistic form Of stating the atonemcnt
do not believe in the fall of the human
race in Adam, and of course, | do not hold
that Christ's work was to satisfy the law
broken by Adam for all his postcrity. The
race was not lost, but has been ascending
steadily from creation. / am in hearty ac,
cord with revivals and revival preaching,
with the educating forces of the church,
and in sympathy with all ministers who in
their several ways seek to build up men
into the image of Jesus Christ, by whose
faithfulness,, generosity, and love hope to
be saved and brought home to heaven"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
LrprOsy In New Orleans.

While dclving for information on the
subject Of the city's health, l asccrtaincd
what believe is not generally known in
New Orleans-that lcprosy exists here to a
considerable extent. 1t has been known
in vague sort of way that there were
some cases of the dreaded disease in the
lower parishes, but not that it prevailed to
any extent in New Orleans. There are
now under treatment in the Charity Hos
/ pital no less than 1S cases. am informed
that the victims of the disease do not know
with what they arc afflicted, and are going
about their usual vOcatons. One of these
q woman is cook. ..
am told the nature Of their disease i.
concealed so as to spare them from isola
tion. Perhaps the distinguished mcdica
gentlemen at the hospital know best what
is proper in the premises, but the unprciu
diced observer would say, far better these
unfortunates be Stunned and forced into
isolation than that they spread the mala(y
by contact and by bearing children, which
they are now in danger of doing inno-
cently.-L0r. MEcug0 1Ines
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
"oman's WOndrous Pluck,

a case OF extraordinary pluck on the
part OF woman occurred at Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, recently.
The lady applied to have tumor removed
from her arm. The physicians decided to
have the operation performed in the pres.
ence OF the students and when the hour
Tor The clinic arrived arrived the lady was
invited into the amphilhCatrc The doctors
told her that they would have to admins
ter ether, rs the operation would prove
very painful. She refused to allow this to
be done, and then the physicians tried to
induce her to take glass Of brandy, which
she likewise refused. They next Offered
her glass of winc but the lady simplv
waved it away, saying that she would be
able to undergo the operation.
Inc doctors consulted for moment and
decided to take the woman at her word and
go ahead. They barred her arm to the
shoulder, laid her on her side and then
buried the knife in the flesh, cut q big cash
over SlN inches in length, pulled the bleed
ing pieces apart, removed the tumor
scraped the bone and then scwed the parts
together, During all this time the patient
never moved. Not cry escaped her, and
as she grlttcd her teeth her face bccamc rs
white us sheet. The physicians and stu.
dents looked on with amazcment at the
plucky woman and marvclcd how She
could endure the terrible pain without n
Whlmpcr. After the operation was over,
Dr Brlnton, turning to the 600 students
Salu There is not man among Won who
could have stood this operation as heroic
ally rs this lady has"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
a Human Body I'm n Barrel.

The Adams Express Company received
at Dalton, Indiana, on the 10th q barrel
from New York, via the New York &
New England railroad, for delivery to the
American Express Company and to be for
wardcd to parties in New Brunswick. The
American Express Company refused to re-
ceive the barrel on account of certain sus-
pictous marks on 1t resembling blood. The
barrel was then taken back to the train
office of the Adams Express. On the bar.
rel being opened the head of woman was
discovered packed in straw, and enough
was seen to convince the officials that other
portions of human body were contained
IN the barrel. The head was carefully re
placed and the barrel, with its contents
taken to Jinkham'S undertaking estabIish,
ment, on Howard street. Although the
affair IS surrounded by mystery, It was
generally believed that the body was in
tended for some medical college. .-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
The Western Union In n bad wov.

The Western Union Telegraph company
appears to be in worse way than ever
me statement for the quarter ending the
2lSI INST, submitted to the directors Thurs.
day, IS the worst ever made. From reports
recently put out it was believed that the
company would earn II per cent. for the
current quarter, but the statement shove
only three fOurths of one per cent, earned =
Even this is based on the usual "cstimate, "
ana Tor the corresponding quarter of Inst
year the estimate was $500, 154 in excess of
S,yi what the actual earnings proved to be-,
inc estimated net earnings alc the smallest
ever reported. No dividend, either In cash
OF OF scrip, was declared, but it was decided
TO issue 81 200, 600 of new stock to take m
INC scrip given for dividends last wear
committee was appointed to form a plan
ior i taxing up the securities guaranteed nv
INC western Union issuing therefor a col.
lateral trust bond at five per cent.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
Those Holiness EvangoIIsts." ;"

A special to the Ne1cS and Cow,3er. dated
Raleigh, N. c., March ID, says: ''Yester,
day party of people known as Holiness
Evangelists' arrived here Some were
white and some colored. In the afternoon
p one OF them-a wOman--prcached on the
street. Last night they went to the col.
orcd churches where the most extraordi-
nary scenes occurred. The Evangelists
told the negroes that all iewelry must be
given up. They took earrings from the
ears of negro women, and they took also
other jewelry. They kept this and have
not returned IT, To-day the negroes are
greatly excited about this matter, and have
made complaint to the Mayor. One of the
5.yangelists IS reported as having pulled
down pictures in the colOred church, saw
ing they must he burned Mayor Dodd
issued orders this afternoon that hereafter
neither these Eyangelists nor the Salvation
Army shall he allowed tocondlIct services
on the streets. These Evangclsts are said
TO be the sumo who were ordered out of
Columbia, s. c., bya vigilance comU,ittee." !"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
Daring and Mysterious Murder.

n daring and mysterious murder was
committed in Charleston Thurs lay. William
Henry Baxter, cOlorcd boy sixteen years
OLD, employed ut Wcrncrs iron works, on
llorlbcck alley, was called to the door by
some boys When Baxter reached tho
door, one OF the boys stabbed him TX Tho
lel! breast. Frank Whitman. 4 black. to
smith, SIM was at woEA the rear Of the build,
nns,o lng, anu u s'ys~ttic saw two or three boys
,u.ic ~. ~ SlS|u door and heard them call BaX.
" " ~ few moment he saw Baxter return
"nnd cling for n little while to his bench,
tEcn fall to the floor. Baxter vomitcd,
shook us if in commissions and died in a
few minutes. No one was found who saw
the blow struck. The wound was made
with wide blade, probably II dagger. 1t
entered the breast just above the left nipple
and evidently pierced the heart. Mr.. ~.
w. Sircs, manager Of the iron works, found
Baxter dying. The boy was then taken
home Nei her the father nor mother of
the boy knew Of any quarrel that might
have led TO the murder. The police are
now working on the matter. Whitman,
the blacksmith, thinks he could identify
one of the mudcrcrs. The scene of the
murder was between Meeting and King
streetS--a public, open Spot-thc crime was
committed in MONDAY.